1 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Nine Elms — Battersea Power Station —

Welcome to Battersea Power Station. Built in stages between 1929–1955, the Power Station once supplied a fifth of London’s power, including landmarks such as Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament. Famous worldwide for its original . . . — — Map (db m312810) HM

2 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Nine Elms — Battersea Power Station — Screen Icon —

Over the decades the Grade II* listed building has become a cultural and design icon around the world. Battersea Power Station has made numerous appearances in popular culture, perhaps most famously appearing on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 . . . — — Map (db m312809) HM

3 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — Charlotte Despard —

Charlotte Despard (1844-1939) Suffragette Socialist Pacifist Irish Nationalist She donated this building to Battersea Labour — — Map (db m296119) HM

4 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Nine Elms — Charlotte Despard (1844-1939) —

Near this site, at 2 Currie Street, from 1890-1922 stood the welfare centre run by Charlotte Despard. She came to Nine Elms as the widow of Max Despard, a wealthy banker. She was an Anglo-Irish suffragist, socialist, Irish nationalist, . . . — — Map (db m297176) HM

5 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — Clapham Common —

Welcome to Clapham Common Clapham Common is one of London's largest open spaces, and boasts a rich and interesting history. The Common is first mentioned as far back as 1086 in the famous 'Domesday Book' as being part of the Manor of . . . — — Map (db m296903) HM

6 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — The Clapham Sect —

Members of the British anti-slavery movement met at Battersea Rise House on this site — — Map (db m297601) HM

7 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — Edward Thomas —

Edward Thomas 1878-1915 Essayist and Poet lived here — — Map (db m296738) HM

8 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — The Falcon —

The Falcon is situated at 2 St. Johns Hill, Battersea. The bar took its name from the crest of the St. John family who were Lords of the Manor of Battersea. The falcon appears at the top of the crest and was regarded back then as a 'demon of . . . — — Map (db m296167) HM

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9 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Putney — Fred Russell — 1862 - 1957 —

Father of Modern Ventriloquism lived here in flat No.71 1914-1926 — — Map (db m218830) HM

10 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — George Alfred Henty —

G.A. Henty 1832-1902 Author lived here — — Map (db m296169) HM

11 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — Jeanie Senior —

Jeanie Senior 1828-1877 First Woman Civil Servant Lived in Elm House on this site — — Map (db m296110) HM

12 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — John Burns —

John Burns 1858-1943 Statesman lived here — — Map (db m297489) HM

13 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — John Richard Archer —

John Richard Archer 1863-1932 Mayor of Battersea who fought social and racial injustice lived here — — Map (db m296783) HM

14 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — John Richard Archer —

John Richard Archer 1863-1932 Mayor of Battersea 1913-1914 (First Black London Mayor) Had a photography shop and lived here 1918-1932 — — Map (db m297392) HM

15 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — John Walter —

John Walter 1739-1812 Founder of The Times lived here — — Map (db m297525) HM

16 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — The London and South Western —

This distinctive building opened around 1935 as the new flagship store for 'dealers in furniture' Hastings Ltd, which had occupied a row of shops on the same site, part of Queens Parade. The arrival of the railways transformed this once-rural area, . . . — — Map (db m296165) HM

17 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — London Peace Pagoda —

The London Peace Pagoda Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo The London Peace Pagoda was built by monks, nuns and followers of Nipponzan Myohoji at the behest of our founder and preceptor, the Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fuji (known as ‘Fujii Guruji’ by . . . — — Map (db m121424) HM

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18 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — London Peace Pagoda —

London Peace Pagoda Prince Siddhartha, whose name means ‘every wish fulfilled’ and who was the son of King Suddhodana and Queen Maya, was born in Lumbini Park at the foot of the Himalayas more than 2,500 years ago. Immediately he took seven steps . . . — — Map (db m121425) HM

19 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) —

(Rainbow plaque:) Oscar Wilde 1854-1900 celebrated playwright and poet, was the victim of homophobic abuse at this station whilst being transferred from Wandsworth Prison to Reading Gaol. 2.00 to 2.30pm, 20 November . . . — — Map (db m296310) HM

20 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Nine Elms — Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ —

Pink Floyd 'Animals' 21 Jan 1977 The Iconic Photograph Of Battersea Power Station On The Album Cover Was Taken From This Balcony — — Map (db m296573) HM

21 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Nine Elms — Ramport Studios —

Ramport Studios Owned by The Who where Quadrophenia, Who Are You and other albums were recorded 2011 — — Map (db m296296) HM

22 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — Sean O’Casey —

Sean O’Casey 1880-1964 Playwright lived here at flat No 49 — — Map (db m296620) HM

23 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth — Shapurji Saklatvala —

Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936) was elected in 1922 to represent Battersea and was the first Indian Labour MP — — Map (db m296116) HM

24 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Nine Elms — The Short Brothers —

The Short Brothers Horace 1872-1917 Eustace 1875-1932 Oswald 1883-1969 Aeronautical Engineers worked in arches 75 and 81 — — Map (db m296799) HM

25 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Wandsworth, Battersea — Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile —

The Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile The Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile was inaugurated to celebrate the International Year of Peace 1986 The Sri Chinmoy Athletics Club organises races for the public in the Park. Sri Chinmoy is the Director of Meditations at . . . — — Map (db m121426) HM

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